Former “WWE NXT” talent comes out short of title challenge at Indie match

This past Sunday, AEW’s Anthony Henry challenged Bryan Keith for the Deadlock Pro Wrestling National Championship at an indie show, Danny Wolstanholme reports for Wrestling Inc. However, the former “WWE NXT” talent came out of that title clash with a broken jaw. Revealing the news on X, Henry noted that he would no longer be able to participate in the upcoming AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament with longtime tag team partner JD Drake. He wrote, “Update: Gutted. In last night’s match against Bryan Keith, I took a knee strike that broke my jaw. The #workhorsemen had some exciting things coming up. One was the @AEW tag team tournament, which we are not involved in now. I will have surgery soon.”

Henry added more to his initial post, saying he didn’t know how to deal with this setback. He pointed out that he had never sustained an injury like this before. Henry is worried about how it will impact him and Drake moving forward. Henry indicated that he may be off social media for a while.

Following a brief stint with WWE in 2021, Henry began appearing for AEW. His first match in Tony Khan’s promotion occurred on the October 5, 2021, episode of “AEW Dark,” where he lost to Eddie Kingston. He would later return to AEW in 2022, teaming up with Drake. The WorkHorsemen have since worked up the card, making numerous appearances on “AEW Collision” between last summer and January. Henry’s most recent AEW match saw him lose to Penta El Zero Miedo on the January 19 “AEW Rampage.